The student was booked into juvenile detention on charges including 'minor in possession of a firearm, carrying a weapon on school grounds, interfering with an educational institution and other weapon related charges.'
The student is facing "serious felony charges" after allegedly bringing the semi-automatic rifle — the weapon— to Bostrom High School, where he was arrested in the main office around 1 p.m. on Friday, according to a news release from the Phoenix Police Department.
Administrators received the alert about the possible weapon on campus during the lunch time at the school, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Union High School District said in a statement. The student was booked into juvenile detention on charges including "minor in possession of a firearm, carrying a weapon on school grounds, interfering with an educational institution and other weapon related charges," Rossi added.
The statement from the school district said officials "are grateful to those who reported this incident to trusted adults."
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